Well, thats how I have greeted the members of the "Jake Thackray Project" at Topica and Yahoo since May 2002. We talked to Jake, we talked to EMI, and we talked to MCPS. We made the CD. We sold out of the CD. And now the silly bugger's gone and died without even hearing his own copy !
We have about 6 Promotional copies left if anyone would like to review or play it on their Radio Station though..... (as of 29 Dec 2002).
Our own wake will also be at The Black Swan, York but on Saturday 19th April 2003, the same day that the play "Sister Josephine Kicks the Habit" was due to go on at York Theatre Royal. We were going to be an invited critical audience....
If it happens it happens, but the booze up will go on with or without the play.
I would like to thank every Mudcatter who contributed to the Project with either LPs, Tapes, CDs or anecdotral stuff. Thank you all very much.
We have a few obituaries coming up on the Yahoo site as the various papers give their permissions, plus a really beautiful tribute from Ralph McTell. More will follow I'm sure.
We are also hoping that EMI will keep their word when they told us they were considering releasing a new compilation in the New Year, let us all hope that it is sooner rather than later. Stephen Woof is the man at EMI Music I am told :)
We have also setup a small Book Of Condolences for Sheila and the lads at :